[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen City.

  • Aberdeen (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    service, whose support and advice is backed up by the provision of such services as home-helps, district nurses, meals-on-wheels, and home and clinic chiropody. Such services do much to delay or prevent admission to old peopled homes or geriatric hospitals. (C) BLIND PERSONS. A clinic for ascertainment of blind persons is held monthly at Woolmanhill, staffed by a Consultant from the Regional Hospital Board, and a Corporation Health Visitor. The Corporation carries out its statutory responsibility for the blind through the agency of the Royal Aberdeen Workshops for the Blind (which supply vocational training) and the Aberdeen Association for the Teaching of the Blind in their Own Homes (which employs home teachers for the training of the blind and also provides certain welfare services). In addition, the Corporation utilises services provided by other voluntary organisations as follows:— Royal Aberdeen Workshops for the Blind.—The Corporation makes a financial contribution to these Workshops in respect of each worker employed and registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944. During 1969, 39 blind and 1 partially sighted workers were so employed. Thomas Burns Home, Edinburgh.—One Aberdonian resides in the Home and is maintained by the Corporation. Grant and Donation.—During 1969 a book production grant and a donation to the National Library for the Blind were made by the Corpora- tion. Holiday Home of the Edinburgh Society for the Blind, Ceres, Fife.— Holiday Home of the Dundee Society for the Blind, Newtile, Angus.— No applications were received by the Corporation during 1969 for holiday arrangements in these Homes. Register of the Blind.—The number of blind persons on the register of the Blind on 31st December, 1969, was 391. The numbers according to different age groups were as follows:— Under 2 2-4 5- 15 16- 17 18- 20 21- 29 30- 39 40- 4 49 50- 59 GO- 64 65 69 70- 79 80- 84 85- 89 90 and over Total Grand Total Male — — 1 — 1 14 8 13 27 18 25 37 12 6 3 165 ' - 391 Female — — 1 — 1 4 7 3 26 29 31 69 31 15 9 226 Blind Persons’ Clinic— Examinations—1969 Clinic Own Home Total First Examinations ... 23 24 47 Re-examinations ... 12 3 15 35 27 62